The plight of the physically challenged pupils in integrated schools

Arubina Mukobe, the head teacher for Pangani Integrated School (wing for children with special needs) interacts with some of the learners at the school on 26/6/2018. [Photo: Harun Wathari/Standard]

Jessy Njeri (not her real name) rolls on her mattress, tactfully placed at the back of her class at Pangani Integrated Primary School.

It is 5pm and the autistic girl is waiting for someone to pick her up. She is also has a problem with her spinal cord, a situation that has left her crippled.